Sadiron shell and rest construction



April 28, 1936. R. l. HUFFMAN SADIRON SHELL AND REST CONSTRUCTION FiledJan. 14, '1955 zzlezzfoz Wzzsse/Z of 2 1M210 iiorize a Patented Apr. 28,1936 SADIBON SHELL AND REST CONSTRUCTION Russell 1. Huffman, Strasburg,Ohio,

asllznor to Dover Manufacturing Company, Dover, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application January 14, 1935, Serial No. 1,861Claims. (01. 68-26) An object or my invention is to provide a sadironshell andrest construction in which the shell and rest portions areinexpensively and integrally formed of a single sheet of metal.

A further object is to provide an article of manufacture comprisingasingle sheet of metal formed in a press or the like to provide a shellportion and a rest portion, the rest portion being a continuation of theshell portion, thereby eliminating the-operations of separately forminga rest portion and attaching such rest portion to the shell portion.

Still a further object is to provide a shell and rest construction soformed that the rest portion is an integral part of the shell portionand so connectedwith it that it is rigid relative thereto, even thoughthe material for making the device may be of quite thin sheet metal.

Still a further object is to provide a rest portion integrally formedwith a sadiron shell and extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom,the rest portion being provided with side flanges, thereby making itchannel shaped in cross section and the side flanges being continuationsof the sides of the shell portion whereby the rest portion is quiterigid relative to the shell portion and reinforced against bendingrelative thereto, thus resisting the ordinary strains im-s posed on therest portion of a sadiron when' supporting the sadiron in non-:operatingposition.

Still a further object is to provide a down turned flange on the rearmargin of the rest portion to prevent any undue twisting of this portionand provide a rounded edge to rest on the ironing board or other surfaceon which the iron is supported when not in use.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and combination oi the various parts of mydevice, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, ashereinaitermore fully set forth, pointed out in myclaims and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which:

. Figure 1 is a perspective view or a sadiron shell and restconstruction embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevation showing the shell andrest constructionassociated with the sole plate of a sadiron.

Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views on the lines 5-5 and 6-8respectively 01' Figure 3 showing the cross sectional shape of the shelland rest portions of the device; and

Figure 7 is a side elevation of a sadiron with my shell and restconstruction associated therewith and showing the iron in the positionin which it is placed when not in use, which position brings the restportion of my invention into play.

On the accompanying drawing I have used the reference character S toindicate a shell portion of a shell and rest embodying my invention andR a rest portion. The shell portion S is semi-oval 10 or concavo-convexshaped in lateral cross section, its parts being definablelas a top walll0, and side walls l2.

The shell portion S is adapted for its concave side to restagainst asole plate M, as shown in Figure 4, with the side walls l2 contactingwith a shoulder l6 on the sole plate in the ordinary manner. The shellportion, of course, conceals the mechanism of the iron, usuallyconsisting of a heating element and a weight member (not illustrated) InFigure 4 I have shown only the sole plate i4 associated with myinvention while in Figure 7 I alsoshow a handle support It, a handle 20,aconnector prong enclosing member 22, and a rest foot 24, the parts I4to 24 forming 25 no part of my invention.

At the heel of the shell portion S, there are rear wall sections orflanges 26. These serve as connectlng flanges in a manner which willhereinafter be described.

The rest portionR comprises a top wall 28 forming an integral extensionof the top wall ill of the shell portion S. The wall 28 slopesdownwardly and rearwardly from the wall l0 and terminates in adownturned flange 30. The rest portion R further includes side flanges 32which are also down turned, thus making the lateral cross sectionalshape of the rest member a chan-- nel as shown in Figure 6.

The ends of the rear flange 30 are integral extensions of the rear endsof the side flanges 32, while the flanges 26 at the heel of the shellportion are transition flanges between the sides I2 of the shell portionand the forward ends of the flanges This particular construction justdescribed, wherein the sides l2 and the flanges 26, 32, and 30 areintegral extensions of each other, I have found tube a very desirableway of shaping the fliell and rest portions from one sheet of material,it producing rigidity between the various elements. of the device evenwith the use of comparatively thin metal.

Preferably the rest portionR is restricted as indicated at 34 and therear end, defined by the ,become loosened or bends 36 between theflanges 30 and I2, is less in width than the width of the shell portion8. Also the flange 30.is preferably concave with respect to the rearextremity of the device so that a two-point support is provided at thebends N which in conjunction with the rest foot 24 makes a three-pointsupport for the sadiron in the position of Figure 7 while it is not inuse or in nonironing position.

The flange 30 eliminates any sheet metal edge contacting with theironing board surface 38 in Figure '7, while the flanges 32 and theirparticular connection with the shell S provide a rest portion R which initself is rigid and is also rigid with respect to the shell. The shell,of course, is tightly assembled relative to the sole plate I and otherparts of the sadiron so that the rest member R is rigid with respect tothe sadiron and thereby supports the iron in the position of Figure 7without any tendency to wobble, whereas with the rest member formedseparately and attached to the shell or some other part of the iron whenthe parts if they are not properly reinforced and secured, wobbling willoccur. It will be obvious that I have provided a rigid extension on theshell member which is very effective as a rest without having to go tothe expense of making a separate member and thereafter securing it inposition.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts of my device without departing from the real spirit and puropse ofmy invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modifiedforms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may bereasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sadiron shell and rest member formed of a single sheet of metal,said rest member being an integral continuation of said shell andextending both rearwardly and downwardly from the top thereof andterminating in a relatively vertically narrow end for providing asupporting edge substantiallybelow the top plane of the shell when therest is in position where it can function, said rest having a downtumedflange on three of its sides.

2. A sadiron shell and rest member formed'of a single sheet of metal,said rest member being an integral continuation of said shell andextending both rearwardly and downwardly from the top thereof andterminating in a relatively vertically narrow end for providing asupporting edge substantially below the top plane of the shell when therest is in position where it can function, said rest having a downtumedflange on the sides continuing from the sides of the shell.

3. In combination with a. sadiron sole plate, a unitary shell and restmember pressed from sheet metal to provide a shell portion above saidsole plate and a rest portion rearwardly thereof, said rest portioncontinuing downwardly from the top of said shell and terminating closelyadjacent the extended plane of the sole plate to provide a supportingedge closely adjacent said plane when said shell and rest member are insubstantially tilted non-operative position, said rest'portion having adowntumed flange on the sides continuing from the sides of the shell.

4. In combination in a sadiron, a sole plate, a single'piece shell andrest member pressed from sheet metal to provide a shell portion abovesaid sole plate and a rest portion rearwardly thereof, said rest portionextending rearwardly and downwardly and terminating in a planesubstantially below the horizontal plane in which the top of the shelllies to provide a relatively narrow supporting edge when said shell andrest member are in substantially tilted non-operative position, a secondsupporting element cooperating with the narrow supporting edge toprevent tipping of the iron, said rest portion including downtumedflanges between the shell and the supporting edge, said supportingedgeand second supporting element being both spaced substantially fromthe vertical plane through the center of gravity of the sadiron toretain the sadiron in tilted non-op- I erative position againstaccidental tipping.

5. A sadiron shell and rest member formed of a single sheet of metal,said rest member being an integral continuation of said shell andextending both rearwardly and downwardly from the top thereof andterminating in a relatively vertically narrow end for providing asupporting edge substantially below the top plane of the shell when therest is in position where it can function, said rest being horizontallynarrower than the shell at its junction therewith defining therebyshoulders between the shell and the rest, said rest having downtumedflanges along its sides continuing along said shoulders and from saidshell.

RUSSELL I. HUFFMAN.

